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Julien, moi, quoi a écrit : Hello,

My name is Julien and I am a French student - my English may therefore
not be flawless or natural. I am sending you this e-mail because I
want to ask you some questions about a game which release I am looking
forward to. The game in question is the PAL Wii version of the arcade
manic shooter Shikigami no Shiro 3 (AKA Castle of Shikigami 3) which
is being published in Europe by pQube.

Shikigami no Shiro 3 was originally planned to be released here in
2010, but several delays happened and with the recent update of your
website, the game was completely removed from the site's database. I
fear that Shikigami no Shiro 3 is cancelled and I would like to know
if you guys at pQube are still considering distributing the game to
the European market.

I know that it is not always easy to port a game from a region to
another and that several financial conditions must be met before
lauching a product in the stores, but is it possible to get
information about the current state of the game? One of my sources of
concern is that with the upcoming Wii successor - the WiiU, editors
move on to the new platform and forget about the previous gen's
consoles and games, which in this situation would be the definite end
of a PAL Castle of Shikigami 3 version. I am aware of the fact that
there is an adaptation period during which games of both sytems are
sold, but I hope Shikigami no Shiro 3 will not miss the right
time-frame.

And if for some reason pQube finds itself unable to release Shikigami
no Shiro 3, would you consider selling the rights for the publishing
of the game in Europe to another company?

Anyway, thanks for having taken your time to read my e-mail and thanks
for publishing niche titles that big editors won't touch. Companies
like pQube, Rising Star Games, XSEED and Aksys are what we need in a
market sometimes lacking the ability to please all video game players,
including the niche-titles fans.

Have a nice day.

Kevin Hutchinson, de chez pQube a écrit : Hi Julien,

Many thanks for your email.

Apologies for the delay in replying to you.

Unfortunately, Shikigami Wii will not be released.

The reason for this is that we cannot gain enough support from European
retailers in order for us to achieve the minimum order quantity with
Nintendo.

We also believe this game is fantastic, but we cannot manufacture the
product as this is not commercially viable.

Best regards,
Kevin.

Kevin Hutchinson.
Global Sales Director
PQube Limited
http://www.pqube.co.uk

Moi, à nouveau a écrit : Sorry to bother you again, but one of my previous mail's questions was
left unanswered. Here it is :

"I wondered if there was a possibility to sell the publishing rights
for the game to another European editor. I do not know if it could
change the support from retailers and allow the game's arrival in the
PAL region but I am aware that Rising Star Games successfully released
the CAVE shoot'em up DeathSmiles for PAL XBOX 360 consoles and is
about to launch DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu as well, so maybe there could
be a way to bring Shikigami no Shiro 3 here - But I am being a little
bit optimistic I admit.

I am looking forward to your reply. "


However, I understand that it is possible that you can not give an
answer to this due to external factors involved in such a decision.

Kevin Hutchinson a écrit : Hi Julien,

The rights for the game will not be available to alternative Publisher/s.

Best regards,
Kevin.

Kevin Hutchinson.
Global Sales Director
PQube Limited
http://www.pqube.co.uk

Green Fantasy a écrit :Juste comme ça, les shmup jap', ils passent sur une console Européenne ?